Container



Patented Feb. 20, 1934 4lemrah STATES CONTAINER William J. Geimer, Minnto Bemis Bro. Bag Co.,

corporation of Missouri eapolis, M.inn.,`asslgnor Minneapolis, Minn., a

Application December 9, 1931. Serial No. 579,912

1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in containers,generally, and more particularly to a container or bag of the general'character disclosed in Patent No. 1,833,675.

An object of the invention is to provide a container made of iiexiblefoldable material having closure flaps adapted to be folded inoverlapping relation and secured together to seal the top of thecontainer, one `of said flaps having a plurality of perforations in awall thereof whereby, when said ap is unfolded from the remaining fiaps,the material in the container may be filtered through the perforationsin said flap.

A further object is to provide an improved container or bag ofthe-character described having its top Walls adapted to be folded toprovide a plurality of iiaps which may be folded in overlapping relationand secured together to seal the top of the bag, and the uppermost apbeing adapted to be unfolded from the remaining flaps and having aplurality of perforations in awall thereof, through which the materialin the container maybe filtered or discharged, when said flap isunfolded, and whereby the container may be used as a means for uniformlyspreading the material over the area to be treated.'

A further object is to provide an inexpensive and simple container fordispensing in small quantities, such materials as grass seeds,commercial fertilizers, and other smally materials which are usuallyspread over the surface to be treated, having means incorporated in theconstruction thereof whereby the material in the container may befiltered therefrom through a 'series of small apertures provided in awall of one of the iiaps providing the closure for the container, andwhereby the container itself may be used as a means for uniformlyspreading the material over the surface to be covered. 4

The primary object of the invention, therefore, is to provide acontainer for dispensing such materials as grass seed, various other.small seeds, and commercial fertilizers, having means incorporated inthe construction thereof whereby the material may be filtered from thecontainer in such a fashion as to simplify the operation of uniformlyspreading the material over the surface to be treated, and whereby thematerial may be applied to the surface directly from the container.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the followingdescription and accompanying drawing and will be pointed out in theannexed claim.

In` the accompanying drawing, there has been and numerous other smallseeds, and also varimay be made within the scope of the claim 60 whichfollows.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a view showing the folded top or a bag with the inventionapplied thereto;`

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1, showing the uppermost flappartially unfolded.

Figure 3 is a view showing the uppermost iiap completely unfolded, andalso illustrating the material being ltered from the container throughthe perforations provided ina wall of said i'iap;

Figure d is a view showing an empty bag with one of its wallsperforated; and

,Figure 5 is a view showing a modified con struction.

In the selected embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, there isillustrated a container or bag comprising a body portion composed of endwalls 2--2 and side walls 3-3. The upper portions of the bag walls areadapted to be folded to provide a plurality of flaps 4, 5, 6, and 7,which subsequently are folded, one over the other, in overlappingrelation and suitably secured together to seal the bag.

An important feature of this invention resides in the means providedwhereby the bag or container may he used as a means for uniformlyspreading the material contained therein over a surface to be treated.Lawn seeds,

ous commercial fertilizers, are now commonly dispensed in smallcontainers. It is rather dificult for an inexperienced person touniformly spread or distribute lawn seed by scattering it over the areato be seeded by hand, which appears to`be the common method of plantinggrass seed by theaverage person. To overcome this dimculty and tofacilitate the operation of spreading the seed over the ground, and alsowhereby it may be substantially uniformly spread, I have found that byproviding a plurality of perforations or apertures 8 in a wall of one ofthe naps of the container, that when said perforated nap is unfolded,the material may readily be filtered from the container andf105uniformly spread over the surface to be treated, as shown in Figure 3.

In a bag or container of the class illustrated in the drawing, the napsare usually composed of a plurality oi plies of material adapted to.hej-110 lOO separated to provide a space connecting with the interiorof the bag, as best shown in Fig- `ure 3. The perforations 8 arepreferably provided in the outer wall of the uppermost ap 7, so thatwhen said flap is unfolded from the remaining folded iiaps, and the bagis tilted to an inclined' position, the material will enter the space insaid unfolded iiap, whereby it may be discharged through theperforations 8, as shown in Figure 3. It is to be understood that theplurality of plies of material constituting the inner wall 9 of the ilap'l are suitably secured together so that when the iiap is unfolded, theplies thereof will not separate.

When the tops of the bag wallslare folded into bag-sealing relation withthe flaps d and 'I disposed in overlapping relation, the outer and innerwalls of the top flap 'l will be disposed in engaging relation vso thatthe material in the bag or container cannot leak therefrom, when saidflaps are thus folded.`

It will thus be noted that by -the provision of the perforations 8 inthe top lap 7, when said iiap is unfolded to the position shown inFigure 3, the material may readily and conveniently be filtered fromthecontainer through said apertures in a plurality of small streams,'whereby the material may readily be uniformly spread over the surfaceto be treated. This novel container therefore, readily lends itself foruse in the dispensing of lawn seeds and other small seeds, as Well asvarious kinds of commercial fertilizers. y

Figure illustrates'a modified construction wherein a plurality of scoremarks 9 are 'shown provided in the edges of the -lap 7 in lieu oi theperforatlons 8 shown in Figures 1 toll. The portions l0 defined by thescore maries 9 may readily be torn or severed from the nap to proaeerfesa closed, as it provides means whereby the con? tents of the bagsmay readily and conveniently be ltered therefrom by slightly shaking thebag so as to uniformly spread the material over the surface to betreated. `also, by providing the periorations 8 in the outer wall of theunfold-` able fiap 7, when the ap is folded to the position shown inFigure l, the perforations will'be sealed or closed so that the'material cannot discharge or leak from the container.

I claim as my invention:

A bag made of eizible, foldable material comprising a plurality of wallscooperating to provide the body of the bag and having portions formingthe walls of the bag mouth, said Wall portions being folded into aplurality of closure flaps which flaps are folded in overlappingrelation and secured together to seal the top of the bag, at least oneof said aps being composed of a lplurality ofl plies of material adaptedto be separated to provide a space com municating with the interior ofthe bag, and said last-mentioned nap being substantially triangular inconfiguration and having a plural- |ity of spaced score marks in itsedges whereby portions of said ap may readily be torn or detachedtherefrom to provide suitable aper` tures or openings through which thecontents of the bag may be discharged or sifted, when the ap is unsealedand without unsealing the remaining aps.

WILLIAM J. G'EIMER.

